Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was under strict bail conditions in Acton, will be detained indefinitely after an alleged escape plot was discovered.

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was under strict bail conditions in Acton, will be detained indefinitely after an alleged escape plot was discovered.

Qatada was living in a large house in the town after being released from prison in June, but was arrested by immigration officers last month following claims he was planning to flee the country.

Conditions placed on the 47-year-old, once named by a judge as Osama Bin-Laden's right-hand man in Europe, meant he had to spend at least 22 hours a day indoors and was not allowed to use a mobile phone or meet certain individuals.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, using information from the security services, revoked his bail indefinitely.

Ms Smith's statement said: "The security service therefore assesses that the risk of Abu Qatada absconding have increased since his release in June 2008."

Mr Justice Mitting said in court: "The commission revokes bail and directs that Mohammad Ofman (Qatada's real name) be detained under immigration powers."